1981
Photo by Howard Alk
Possibly taken in New York [?]
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HAT FACT...
This style of woollen knitted hat is known by many different
names in different countries.
In Canada, it is a toque. Sometimes it is know as a beanie. There may
be a ‘pompom’ on some and they may or may not have a folded brim. They can be
tight fitting or looser. Ones with earflaps and tassels are known as
sherpas.
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19840428
Press conference
Verona, Italy
28 May 1984
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19840707
Interview with Martha Quinn for MTV
Backstage, Wembley Stadium
At about 5' 50" of this interview, Bob Dylan talks about the 'basket houses' in Greenwich Village. Performers would pass a basket or hat through the audience to make their money. 'The bigger the hat, the more money you made'. He states that this is why he started wearing a hat.
http://www.bjorner.com/DSN07010%20-%201984%20Europe%20Tour.htm#DSN07310
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1986
Bob Dylan in a still shot from the movie Hearts of Fire (released 1987).
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HAT FACT...
Sporting the ‘cap under a hoodie’ look is now popular with many
teens and as adult sport and leisure wear.
Hoodies really became popular in the 1970s because of hip-hop
culture in New York. They provide a level of comfort and anonymity. They can be
glamorous and designer, or plain street. In parts of the UK and around the world, they have been
banned from some stores and banks due to their ability to conceal identity in
the process of a crime.
The cap Bob Dylan is wearing here in 1989 looks less like a baseball
cap and more like a ‘newsboy’ style or 'Gatsby'.
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1989
'Backtrack' aka 'Catchfire' - movie [released 1990]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096875/
Bob Dylan made an uncredited cameo as an artist working on a
sculpture, hence the Husqvarna helmet and earphones.
See the cameo appearance here.
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